LondonMix Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Where do you need to go for your commute. London Bridge is more than a pain. I've totally abandoned ship and am using Denmark Hill for my commute, which works well anyway as I go into to Blackfriars which is 1o minutes from my office. Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill have a lot of alternative routes and are relatively easily accessible for most people living in ED. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-947681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRE Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 I need to get to Charing Cross really. is LB really that bad? whats the train like into it? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-947702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonMix Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 London Bridge is fine but with because of the works currently underway, service (in my experience last year) was very spotty with trains being cancelled frequently. Normally the service is absolutely fine and they may have sorted it out by now but my alternative route is actually faster. I thought the trains from London Bridge to Charing Cross aren't running at the moment due to works? If so, it will be faster for you to just take any train going to Elephant and Castle and catch the Bakerloo line to Charing Cross. Alternatively, you can go into Blackfriars and catch the district and circle line to Embankment. The 176 that runs along Lordship Lane also goes directly to the strand but in rush hour that won't be your fastest journey. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-947714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRE Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Thanks for all the replies can not wait to explore the area properly. Whats everyones favourtire pub. Any places that sell a good cider? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-948639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Best place for cider - Hermits Cave in Camberwell. Probably 10 ciders on tap.Failing that, The Flying Pig sometimes have some good ones. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-948646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonMix Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Depends. Do you mean for hanging out with friends or for a meal? I like the Bishop (though some find it a bit young and hipster) but I am young(ish). My friends and also go to the Great Exhibition a lot. Its my local and has a great atmosphere. The EDT is nice as well. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-948653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grok Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Only live in Streatham!!! You are moving to ED!!! Hmmmm, let me think......why don't you either explore ED when you mive here, or visit ED before you move here and explore it. Win win.HRE Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> > Only live down the road in Streatham hill but only> came across ED last year - Don't know why I had> never been before to be honest, have been to all> the surrounding areas but never ED. But once we> spent a Saturday there we new it is where we> should move to. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-949001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRE Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 I know its not far. I have been many time since finding this gem but wanted to see what you locals the people that live here know that I would not. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-949008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngridB Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 LondonMix Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The Old Nunhead has gigs all the time. Check out> their web page. > > So does the EDT on Lordship Lane which hosts live> jazz nights, theatre events and a montly film> night The Bigger Picture which shows cult classics> and art house films.> > Il Mirto on Melbourne Grove looks like a whole in> the wall but is really a hidden gem.Sadly The Bigger Picture and other local film clubs have suffered from the arrival of the ED Picturehouse. The audiences have halved as people go to the film supermarket rather than support the local independent outlets. In an independent article, The Bigger Picture film club has been described as 'about as perfect as you could get'. See http://mostlyfilm.com/2016/01/18/the-pictures-get-bigger/ and here: http://dulwichonview.org.uk/2016/01/20/the-bigger-picture-film-club-is-about-as-perfect-as-you-could-get/ and that reminds me, sign up to the weekly reminder emails for the articles on Dulwich OnView, a community blog that has lots of contributors and is a mine of information about what is going on in the Dulwich area. These are quality articles inviting comments, so completely different and a complement to the EDF. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-950949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
malumbu Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Some of this made me put my fingers down my throat. Not all I hasten to add.And this section isn't just for taking the piss - some light hearted comments and some proper debate. Going off at a tangent and conversations between small groups who know each other is a bit rubbish. Some people may take themselves a bit seriously and at times some of the most pompous comments. But now I am guilty of digressing so just as guilty.So here are some other recommendations.1. The pubs. Oh you have to go further afield eg Blyth Hill Tavern Forest Hill (and some odds and sods on the main drag there too)Catford Con clubRye Hotel -just the right side of cool and trendyGowlett - dittoChandos - just because it looks frighteningGeneral Napier - the last side street pub in the world and I don't know how it keeps goingIvy - great community pub, great entertainment, poor service.....2. The Goose is Out - folk at the Ivy, and now their sing along moved into Peckham after being turfed out by East Dulwich Venues3. The East Dulwich Cabaret. Sadly turfed out years ago, and recently closed for good after quarter of a century many of the recent years in nearby exile4. Famous people - lots of luvvies and arties, many used to appear at the now lamented EDC5. The quiz at the Crystal Palace Tavern. Oh dear, again turfed out and now gastro'd the pub too6. The Cheese Block7. Peckham 5 - cheapest independent cinema in London8. The hills of Lewisham - Blythe, One Tree, Horniman, Sydenham, Hilly Fields, Telegraph Hill9. Green Chain Walk10. The Cemeteries of Southwark and Lewisham - Nunhead but others too11. Moor Park/ Libretto butchers and his eclectic cars12. Disused railways13. Some, but not all, of the microbreweries14. Closed put walk on the Dulwich estate15. Open House, and particularly Open Artists weekends16. Best cider is the home made stuff from One Tree Hill allotments. Blythe is London cider pub of the year.17. House of Dreams as already mentioned.18. Anthenlay (junior) FC19. Non league football (not just Dulwich)LondonMix Wrote:--> > 1. The Brick House Cafe (slightly off the main> drag) though there are lots of great cafes and> restaurants in the area. That's its own thread> 2. North Cross Road market on a Saturday> 3. The Picture House cinema> 4. Dulwich Picture Gallery- they currently have a> great exhibit by Escher which is amazing> 5. The Horniman Gardens and Natural History museum> 6. Brockwell Lido> 7. Dulwich Park> 8. Susan James Supper Club can be fun> 9. Alleyn Park Garden Centre (West Dulwich)> 10. Bel Air Park (West Dulwich)> 11. The Rooftop cinema in the summer in Peckham> 12. Peckham Rye Park > 13. Dulwich running club / park run> 14. Tennis clubs (various) and squash court near> Sainsbury> 15. Dulwich Hamlet football team> http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-a> nd-comment/football-revolution-as-disillusioned-fa> ns-head-for-the-non-league-9810932.html> http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/aug/23/dulw> ich-hamlet-londons-most-hipster-football-club Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-951867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonMix Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks for proving my earlier point about the lounge. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-951885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hey, thanks for the mention at number 2 above, but just to clarify - Our Club Nights are moving from The Old Nun's Head to The White Horse in Peckham as from 10 March.Our Singarounds (not singalongs, though you can of course sing along to someone else's song if you want to and if they don't mind!) are moving from The Old Nun's Head to the refectory in The Ivy House in Nunhead as from Sunday 13 March.Our Beginners' Sessions (which we don't actually run ourselves but we publicise them on our website) hadn't found a new home yet the last we heard :(Our concerts, thank God and touch wood, are staying at The Ivy House.All a bit of a nightmare but you can find out more here:http://www.thegooseisout.comhttp://whitehorsepeckham.co.uk/http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/And if you like craft beer, what used to be the cosy function room upstairs at The Old Nun's Head with great acoustics will soon be a dedicated craft beer bar :( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-951936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Buzzard Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'll be doing a pop up pizza restaurant from my brother's back yard in the summer on CPR - please visit - we'll have space for 7 tables and a wood fired oven. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/89720-moving-into-east-dulwich/page/2/#findComment-952336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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